With even more power and added features, the Black Diamond Spot Headlamp is our most popular headlamp for everything from late-night rappels to pre-dawn ski tours. Now with 130 lumens of bright, fully adjustable light, the Spot also features our new PowerTap Technology, which allows for quick, on-the-fly brightness adjustments with just a finger tap to the side of the Spot’s touch sensitive housing. The Spot’s bright, powerful beam is ideal for finding anchors or illuminating the trail, while its proximity mode handles camp tasks, tent reading and gearing up at the car. A handy lock mode keeps the light from turning on accidentally in your pack or pocket.

I have been fairly quiet about reviews until I tried out my new Black Diamond Spot headlamp last week. My old headlamp is also a Black Diamond, but it is at least 4 years...Read complete review

I have been fairly quiet about reviews until I tried out my new Black Diamond Spot headlamp last week. My old headlamp is also a Black Diamond, but it is at least 4 years old. Oh, my what enormous improvements they have made. With only 3 AAA batteries the thing gives off 90 lumens and blasts a light for over 200 feet. They claim that the batteries will last for 250 hours. There are two major settings, spot and wide angle, but if you hold the button it will dim to whatever brightness you desire. Perfect for the long trip where you want the control over battery life. On our recent run, no one wanted to go in front of me because I was casting such a bright light. At a little over 30 bucks, it is worth tossing your old lamp to the Teen Challenge or some homeless guy left in the dark.

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Flashlight disappointed me; 1. Self lights in the pocket of a backpack. Because of this, I have exhausted batteries when climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, which was very bad, as it was the night...Read complete review

Flashlight disappointed me; 1. Self lights in the pocket of a backpack. Because of this, I have exhausted batteries when climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, which was very bad, as it was the night climb. 2. Unpleasant hangs in the attachment point to the axis tilt Further, regulation-focusing. I tightened the screw with a screwdriver, but after a couple hours of the screw is loose again. The quality of light have no complaints

I'm loving this headlamp! I bought 15 of them for the Outdoor Adventures program that I run and could not be happier with them. I had difficulty at first figuring out how to put the batteries in and couldn't find clear instruction on how that worked, but I finally figured out that the pry off spot was on the bottom. As per BD fashion, they conveniently placed the pry "bar" as a clip on the headlamp . . . no tools needed! The lock feature, dimmer switch, and red modes are perfect for what I was looking for. This headlamp lights up the sky . . . or cave . . . or whatever you need to light up!

In short, the Spot Headlamp is a powerful, dependable, no-nonsense headlight you be glad to have in your vehicle's glove-box or in your emergency kit. For those of you who complain that this headlight is too complicated to figure out, please people, take a few minutes to read the manual... it is not rocket science. Very easy and intuitive!! The battery compartment might be hard to open for some but snaps in easy once you put the batteries in. The 130 lumens is a COMBINATION OF ALL the lights ON at the same time - spot, flood and red night vision but you can't do that in the Spot Headlight. You can choose one or the other. Nevertheless, a useful headlight to have when you are on the road, hiking, or otherwise.

I purchased the headlamp for a friend who is planning an AT through hike next spring. After exhaustive research, we decided this was the best choice. Great options including dimmer made this an excellent choice. I think I'll have to get one for myself. Will have to give you an update on headlamp during and after the trip.

A wonderful headlamp, IF it only would stay off when it was in your pack. Sure it has the lock on it, but it can be unlocked when stuffed in your pack; and it does. See other reviews with similar sentiments at: http://www.mec.ca/product/5033-810/black-diamond-spot-headlamp/?q=black%2Bdiamond%2Bheadlamp

Have had different brand for years, still have it and use it...but. This is my first BD lamp, love the lock feature, also love the dimmer with the side tap; that really saves battery power too. Have a huge head, so the extra band length helps, other brands sometimes give me a headache after a few hours. Have used this on BD dome, attaches fast and stays put. Still works when wet, but needs to dry out after. If you are working in really wet conditions consistently, the Storm has same features but totally waterproof with a few more lumens. I have been hard to convince on BD headlamps and have been loyal to another brand of lighting, but with BDs new stable of high lumen headlamps; wont go back.